Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-20

| ANhGHlS ADJOURNs
Liquidation Rushed Through ON she
Last Day.
| NEED or RCoNoMY-rEnPERAScR FRArURKs-cARPEr
| wKAvKRs NOT RErNsTArxD-rR. NEXT GENERAL
ASSEMBLY, TO Be HELD IN INDIANAPoLIs
The Minneapolis special to the Philadelphia
Press last night says business was pushed through
with vigor at the last meeting OF the general as
semoly OF the Knights Of Labor yesterday The
committee on laws introduced measure after meas
ure ID rapid succession, which were adopted or re-
Jected In most cases according to its recommended
Tons First, an amendment to the article on Co
operation In the constitution was reported to make
optional instead OF compulsory, as here tofore,
with local assemblies to pay assessments to the
| operative lund The article as IL stood before was
very Objectionable TO the large trade assemblies,
"nicn care little about cooperation, and accord
| lngy the amendment was carried. On recon-
| mendaton OF the committee It was decided that
no changes should be made in the management of
| the Journal OF United Labor, and that bodies OF
shall be allowed TO carry none but State and ma
| uonaI colorS Another amendment TO the con5ti-
the jurisdiction OF the general executive board and
oeprVlng IL Oh the power vested In IT by the new
CONSTITUTION to step In and take charge OF strikes
unless asked TO do so by the districts involved This
aihehunnent was passed without difficulty.
| TEMPERANCE FEATURES ETC.
After the disposal of O number of minor amend
ments the committee introduced with unfavoraole
| Recommendation proposition to do away with
certain OF the temperance features OF the constitu-
ton which refuse membership In the order 10 any
oody dealing In or deriving profit from the sale Of
| inloxlcants and prohibit assemblies from selling
1eel al picncs or social gatherings. After lively
| ulscusson the amendments were put to the house
70 vote. Inc yeas and nays were called for, re-
sulung In the defeat OF the amendment by vote
OF 1O4 TO 40. Among the delegates who advocated
the amendments and We'd In support OF them were
snose representing District Assembly No 3 OF Pitts
Durg; district Assembly No. "a and 81 OF Chicago;
| Dlslrlct Assembly No. 49, OF New York; District
assembly No: 90, OF Detroit; District Assembly
No. los, or Milwaukee, and Others mostly from
| western states. II is not probable that any OF
THESE district asSemblie will withdraw on this
account, although there has been some talk that
District Assembly No so and District Assembly No.
lOS would do so. Mr. Powderly was authorized to
appoint general manager Of the Knights OF Labor
| In compliance with the request OF that district,
mace pubic last week. Hereafter organizers will
De requested to pay dues In advance from the time
| OF receiving their commissions Having completed
the work OF the law committee
THE COMMITTEE ON APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES
reported A number Of charges against General
secretary Litchman had been filed, but were all
pronounced by the committee to be groundless.
No debate was had on the report, and the charges
were dismissed. The bills OF Impeachment pre-
pared by Printers Local Assembly 1878. OF Phila-
delphia charging Mr.. Litchman with illegally
awarding the printing OF the order TO his own
pushed.
A number OF documents had been filed with the
law committee by assemblies in and around New
norX asking for the rejection OF the new constitu
tlOn, out they were reported unfavoraby and were
rejected by the convention. Everybody was in q
Eurry 10 get through, and, considering the fact
that most OF the obnoxious features OF the new
constitution had been removed at this session,
they thought that TO debate the question would
be to waste time. other propositions to ament
and add to the constitution were rejected, among
them being these: To strike out section II, giving
n no iUhr apdn Nv
OF a representative in the general assembly; to
make state assemblies the highest authority In its
totally abolish the order OF knights OF Labor and
10 establish general court, to be elected by the
general general assembly with all officers to receive
appeals reported the case OF Carpet Work.
ers District Assembly, No. 126 and at this point
THE FIRST LITTLE ROW OF THE DAY
| occurred. The committee stated that they had
been able, in the time allowed them, to hear evil
dence from only one side of the case-the evidence
OF the representatives Of District Assembly No
126, besides that OF VIM. ii. Bailey. They asked
the case to be lert In their hands until they had
heard all the evidence from both sides and had
thoroughly Investigated the Cause OF the expul-
sion, and then the case could be submitted TO the
Delegates individually after return home. Before
this request was acted upon, Delegate Perry, OF
Illinois, moved that the whole controversy be re-
ferred 10 committees Of arbitration to consist Of
three members, one to be selected by District As
senbly No. 126, one by the general executive
board, and the third by the other two and that
case, publish the evidence with their recommend
atlonS, In circular form, and submit to the local
assemblies Tor their consideration, leaving It TO
NO. 126 should be reinstated. This plan was
agreed 10 cordially by George Murray, John Nor
rlson. ana Joseph NcGlnn, the representatives Of
the district, before 1t was presented, inasmuch
they felt confident that II the case were thus
submitted they would win. Before this plan
could oe adopted, a resolution was offered by an
administration delegate that District Assembly
/ NO 126 be reinstated when IL complies with the
4 Init TIM
ately put TO the house. and voted through with a
rush George Murray delegate from District As
pet wOr1ers, jumped to hts feet in Indignation and
criticised the action OF the convention as snap
Judgment and the action OF the committee as un-
fair.
POwDERLY's EXPLANATION.
Mr.. Powderly then made a short speech in de-
Tense OF the course pursued by the general execu-
tive board in the expulsion OF District Assembly
No. 126 John Morrison, he said, was debarred
from the Richmond convention because not having
been legally transferred from one assembly to an
other, he was not member OF the order in good
standing, and that since then h had not taken the
proper steps for transfer. He had never said he
added, that John Morrison was not q member OF
the order, but that he was not member In good
standing, consequently, he said, District Assembly
No lbs had no right TO elect him as Its In ster
workman.
PowDERLY ACCUSED OF UTTERING AN UNTRUTH
Mt. Murray replied hotly to this and said that
| the general master workman had uttered what he
knew TO be an untruth when he said he had never
declared that Jno. Morrison was not member OF
| the order. 1.-THE general master workman did saw
So" continued Mr.. Murras, sand this decision
stands on the records OF the general assembly,
THIS created a decided stir and Hugh Cavanaugh.
OF Cincinnati, a member OF the committee on an.
pealS, arose and said that Brother Murray should
apologize for what he said. Mr. Murray refused to do
mat and reiterated his former statements adding
that by passing the resolution the convention had
virtually condemned District Assembly No, l26
without hearing It's case, inasmuch as the evil
dencc, II presented would have proved that it com.
piled with the law. The committee he said, had
heard only one side OF the case and had pronounced
virtual condemnation OF District Assembly No
l26 without gtTirg its representatives a proper
hearing. There seems now TO be, +" he declared In
conclusion, mo right OF appeal TO the general as
semoIy.' THIS action OF the convention practt
| cany shuts out District Assembly No. 126 for
another year, and excludes II perhaps forever from
meInbersnlpin the Knights OF Labor notwithstand-
Ing the fact that It's 10000 members In Philadel.
| plia, New York city, Yonkers and Amsterdam are
anxious 20 be restored TO the fold.
RIGID ECONOMY NEEDED
The finance committee next preSeated its reporu
In which it was stated that over 100000 had been
expended from tie general treasury OF the order In
the past year, and recommended that rigid economy
Dc pFactiCed N the future. A motion was at once
| made that the report be approved, but at this
)uncture Geo. Murray arose and demanded that
the committee read and explain the items In the
Dill OF s3O3J for hotel expenses OF the general ex-
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